Sox who made history

Spit-ball pitcher Urban "Red" Faber threw for the White Sox well into his 40s, playing from 1914 to 1933. He won three games during the 1917 World Series and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964.

Spit-ball pitcher Urban "Red" Faber threw for the White Sox well into his 40s, playing from 1914 to 1933. He won three games during the 1917 World Series and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964. (Tribune archive photo)

Eddie Cicotte pitched eight seasons for the White Sox and is one of eight players banned from baseball after accepting gamblers' money to throw the 1919 World Series. Cicotte posted 20-win seasons in 1917 (28) when the Sox won the World Series, 1919 (29) and 1920 (21).

Eddie Cicotte pitched eight seasons for the White Sox and is one of eight players banned from baseball after accepting gamblers' money to throw the 1919 World Series. Cicotte posted 20-win seasons in 1917 (28) when the Sox won the World Series, 1919 (29) and 1920 (21). (Tribune archive photo)